Gautam Sarabhai

Gautam Sarabhai, center, with family, at Gautam's home, overlooking the Sabarmati River, in 1952. L to R: N. R. Nadkarni, Dr. Rake, Gautam Sarabhai, Ambalal Sarabhai, Dr. H. B. Sreerangachar Gautam Sarabhai (4 March 1917 – 28 August 1995) was an industrialist and businessman from the Sarabhai family of Ahmedabad.

Birth Gautam was born to industrialist Seth Ambalal Sarabhai and Sarladevi on 4 March 1917 in Gujarati Jain Business Family. He was the fifth child and second son of the couple. His elder brother was Surhid and younger was Vikram Sarabhai, the father of the Indian space program.

Family He was married to Kamalini Sarabhai, a trained psychoanalyst from Tavistock Clinic and the founder of BM Institute of Mental Health. The couple has two daughters named Shyama and Mana Sarabhai Brearly. Cricketer Mike Brearley is Gautam Sarabhai's son-in-law. The group suffered a setback in 1980s due to family feud also arose between the next of the kin of his brothers and Gautam and Surhid Jr and Kartikeya Sarabhai were ousted from management in 1982 by Gautam Sarabhai.

Kamalini and Gautam also helped start The Psychotherapy Study Group and B. M. Institute of Mental Health.

Death He died on 28 August 1995. After his death, the Sarabhai group came into the hands of Kartikeya Sarabhai.